Read this excerpt from King Arthur's Socks: A Comedy in One Act. VIVIEN: I never wanted anything badly enough to cry for it before. But I could cry my heart out for him. I've

absolutely no pride left. Well I'm going to have him, that's all. (She throws her cigarette into the grate, and

starts to go.)

What do the stage directions reveal about Vivien?

O They suggest Vivien's frustration with her friend.

O They demonstrate Vivien's carelessness,

O They illustrate Vivien's flaunting of convention

O They emphasize Vivien's adamant decision.

Returning from vietnam, we were given a parade. crowds of screaming people waving signs — not just on one road, one day. no, they were everywhere. every day. on the streets, on the television, on the radio. a hot, angry tangle of shaking fists and ugly words that threatened us like a monster with a hundred heads. our country had chewed us up and spit us out, and now we were being treated as if it were our fault. which sentence best uses figurative language to match the paragraph's tone? a. our feet were frozen in place as the street itself strained to hold us back. b. i felt unappreciated and condemned for actions i had thought were heroic. c. i hadn't expected to find myself in a rags-to-riches situation such as this. d. we had come home to a feeding frenzy and were being treated as bait.